Los Angeles Times: Pakistan’s campaign against militants curbs another menace: polio
“The Pakistani army’s nearly yearlong campaign against Islamist militants in the northern tribal belt has its skeptics, but one area where experts say its effect has been unmistakable is in battling polio. Six cases have been reported this year in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, down from 56 in the same period last year…” (Ali/Bengali, 6/1).